How do you use stand alone tables?

evtguy

I'm looking for some guidance on how to proceed with a certain task I'd like to implement which would use a standalone table. My app works with Census data and so once the user clicks on a cenus tract, I'd like to load up some additional information (based on the census tract number) which is stored in a separate, stand alone table. That's what I want to do- now how do I do that?

After reviewing the API, I'm not sure how you "add" the table as a layer so that you can query it. The table will have a one to many relationship so I can't just join the table to my census tracts feature layer before serving it up as a service.

Thanks!
Steve

Anonymous User

John/Mike,

Thanks for responding. My table is located in a FileGeoDatabase so I can certainly publish it via ArcGIS Server. How do I publish JUST the table in ArcGIS Server? I tried adding the table to a blank MXD and publishing the MXD but the table isn't listed in the published service.

Worst comes to worse, I could add the table into another existing map service and then access it through that service but I'd like to know how to publish a stand alone table.

I have run into the same issue.  I worked around it the same way you describe (by ensuring that the map that contained my non-spatial table also included at least one layer with spatial features).  I don't know if there is an easy way around this currently, since you need to have layers in your data frame when publishing the map from ArcMap.